Gaur, Rohit. Ganesha’s Temple (Temple Wars). 2016. Rohit Gaur Studios.
Tween/Teen Sword and Sorcery Fantasy
From the book:
"I will help you prepare yourself for the dangers that lie ahead."
Those words, and Lord Ganesha's appearance in a dream ring ominously in fourteen-year-old Tarun Sharma's mind as he and his family travel to a festival celebrating the elephant-headed god.
Tarun, the son of Kashmir's chief minister, soon experiences his first taste of danger when terrorists attack the festival. He flees into the wilderness and takes shelter in a cave—where he meets Ganesha and discovers the deity needs his help.
Thus begins a journey into a mystical spirit world full of strange creatures and infused by the life-giving power of prana. Tarun must travel into the spirit world to return to Ganesha what's his. But the clock is ticking as he struggles to avoid the evil Serpentine and races to complete his tasks. If he fails, the disastrous consequences will spill out of the spirit world and devastate the Earth.
Travel with Tarun on an odyssey of epic importance in Rohit Gaur's Ganesha's Temple, the first book in the Temple Wars series. It's a fantasy adventure with a message that will inspire as a young boy discovers the strength and courage he needs to persevere.
The Writer’s Review:
Tarun is shy and average fourteen-year-old student. Often teased for believing animal gods and talking statues, Tarun's life changes as his family appears to be the focus of a terrorist attack. Tarun flees into the wilderness only to find himself in a cave face-to-face with the elephant-headed Lord God Ganesha whose festival his family had attended. His quest is defined, and he sets off on an adventure even his friends would find hard to believe.
Meantime, beyond his awareness, people at the highest level of government are planning to build a wall between Pakistan and Kashmir to keep out the ostensibly rebellious Kashmiris. In reality, the wall will have much deeper ramifications not only in Tarun’s home and family but the spirit world of prana as well. Then his brother is kidnapped, and his mother sets out on a dangerous journey into rebel-held lands to rescue her son.
Some knowledge of Hindu cosmology and customs is helpful, but with the aids built into the Kindle version of the book, one can move relatively seamlessly from the story to Wikipedia and dictionaries that will assist the reader.
A story of adventure requiring strength and courage each teen must at some point find within himself or herself.
I received a free copy of this book for my honest and unbiased opinion.
Meantime, beyond his awareness, people at the highest level of government are planning to build a wall between Pakistan and Kashmir to keep out the ostensibly rebellious Kashmiris. In reality, the wall will have much deeper ramifications not only in Tarun’s home and family but the spirit world of prana as well. Then his brother is kidnapped, and his mother sets out on a dangerous journey into rebel-held lands to rescue her son.
Some knowledge of Hindu cosmology and customs is helpful, but with the aids built into the Kindle version of the book, one can move relatively seamlessly from the story to Wikipedia and dictionaries that will assist the reader.
A story of adventure requiring strength and courage each teen must at some point find within himself or herself.
I received a free copy of this book for my honest and unbiased opinion.
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